Erickshaw driver killing: Venkaiah Naidu demands action against culprits

NEW DELHI: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today asked the Delhi Police chief to take stern action against those involved in beating to death an e rickshaw driver for stopping two persons from urinating in public.

"Sad that an e rickshaw driver was beaten to death for stopping two people from urinating in public in Delhi. He was promoting Swachh Bharat," the Union Urban Development Minister tweeted.

Sad that an e rickshaw driver was beaten to death for stopping 2 people from urinating in public in Delhi. He was promoting #SwachhBharat /1

— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) May 29, 2017

He said he has spoken with Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik and has asked him to take "strongest action possible" against the culprits.

On Saturday, 32-year-old e-rickshaw driver Ravinder was beaten to death allegedly by a dozen men after he objected to a few of them urinating outside the GTB Nagar metro station.